Every medical facility is like a living organism. A closed system of interconnected vessels which can be destabilized with a slightest disturbance of its subtle homeostasis. To maintain full control of all operations, healthcare sector requires a reliable network infrastructure. Let’s see how modern network technologies from Extreme are utilized at the Gabos Medical Center!
The synergy
The Wide Medical Solution Mediqus is a proprietary HIS-class system that allows us to control every single aspect of the Center’s operations, starting from the electronic registration and day-to-day contact with our patients, through medical documentation management, safe data exchange with external laboratories, hospital equipment control, and drugs distribution, up to administration functions such as payment processing, HR & payroll or financial & accounting system. It’s all overlaid with a SAS system which analyzes our operations and creates predictions for the medical procedures.
Grzegorz Siwiec, President of the Management Board, Gabos Medical Center
Smartphone is a primary tool of the trade for our employees, so in order to improve the internal communication, we have covered the entire building with beacons. A nurse needs to know which doctor is available at the exact moment and which one won’t be for the next few hours since he’s in the middle of surgery. Patients calling for help may immediately state the nature of their emergency, allowing the staff to react accordingly.
Grzegorz Siwiec, President of the Management Board, Gabos Medical Center
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Diagnosing the needs
As far the network infrastructure is concerned, Extreme Networks was our first choice right from the very beginning. We had a lot of trust for Extreme’s products and technologies due to some prior experience with different projects. At the design stage we worked hand-in-hand with Extreme’s engineers to create a laboratory and see how does the system perform under the operating conditions. As it turned out, the planned solution matched our needs perfectly and that is why we decided to implement it right off the bat.
Grzegorz Siwiec, President of the Management Board, Gabos Medical Center
A wireless care
Obviously, no Wi-Fi network can work without access points. After having analyzed the range requirements and the floor layout of the building we advised on the proper number of devices. We intentionally proposed a few different AP models to prove that the network built on Extreme solutions works smoothly and can be managed in a single environment, using both newer and older access points.
Adam Minowski, Systems Engineer, Extreme Networks
- Extreme Management – wired and wireless management module which also monitors the entire IT environment, maintains the up-to-date device configuration backups, and operates the alarms.
- Extreme Control – this module oversees the network access security. It’s a fully functional NAC class system embedded in the Extreme Management Center which supports the “captive portal” for guests and allows authentication of the hospital’s staff, among other things.
- Extreme Analytics – the module solely responsible for collecting, analyzing, and visually presenting statistics of the entire network traffic. With its help we can observe not only how much data the user has sent or received, but also break it down by individual apps. What’s more, since it allows us to analyze the response time from the network and each app, local administrator can get insight into the quality of service as seen by the user.
Robust network, healthy patient
The Extreme solution allows us to easily manage all aspects of the wireless network, without worrying about the security of very sensitive data that we’re processing. Thanks to the centralized management and separation of external devices at the network level, the IT team is able to track all traffic within the infrastructure at the push of a button. Both our patients and employees enjoy a high quality Wi-Fi access, right after walking in. The network is trouble-free to such extent that we are reminded of its existence only when the Extreme engineers call us up. Thanks to this we can focus on what is really important for us: our patients and their wellbeing.
Grzegorz Siwiec, President of the Management Board, Gabos Medical Center
Gabos Software & Extreme Networks – a healthy cooperation
The most important mission we set out to accomplish when deploying new IT projects is to provide optimal solutions that respond to the needs of our customers and grant them a competitive edge. The satisfaction of our customers lies at the very foundation of all our operations.
Marcin Kucharski, Director of the Sales Department, Gabos Software
Working with Extreme opens up lots of possibilities for us, from building relations with our clients to acquiring and passing on invaluable technical knowledge to our engineers and IT administrators. The team of engineers dedicated to each project carries out the tasks set out by the client. What’s more, our mutual support translates directly into increased sales. Our cooperation is aimed entirely at supporting the development and innovation within the medical sector through new technologies, for the benefit of the Polish healthcare system.
Marcin Kucharski, Director of the Sales Department, Gabos Software
On one hand, the Medical Center in Piekary Śląskie makes up an important element of WASKO Corporate Group’s investment portfolio, but on the other hand – it provides a test field for all the latest digital technologies for the healthcare industry in Poland. We are extremely proud to be part of such multifaceted cooperation with a company whose products and solutions help saving lives of millions of Polish people.
Marcin Laskowski, Country Manager, Extreme Networks Poland